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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-07-13
HUMAN NATURE.
A Study Which Should Be Made an Edu.
cational Element.

There is no law so important in
school government as the law of cause
and effect. Every event is linked to
other events that have come up to us
from the eternity passed, and will con-
tinue on to the eternity to come. As
Horace Mann has said: "They co-exist.
They lie down side by side, layer upon
layer$ sometimes running parallel,
sometimes thousand causes converg-
ing to one event, and again, one event
diverging or branching out into thou
sand Others" Now teachers work
is not to correct effects, but to study
and mold causes. We have known Il
poor school become good one through
the skillful management of causes;
there was no storming, but disorder
disappeared, bad words were dropped,
rough manners were smoothed, impo-
liteness became politeness; in
a word, the old school was
transformed into new one, but there
wa, no noise about it. Nothing was
done that even critical visitor would
notice, but every thing was done. The
teacher knew how to touch the spring
of cause. Here was the secret of her
success. "Where can / learn this di-
vine art?'' thousand teachers ask.
Not in books, but in yourselves. Study
cause and effect. First in your own
experience and then in others. Why
do I dislike this and like that? Why
is that boy mischievous and that girl
needless! WhyP Why? Why? Soon
you will know just what to do to make
that boy forget his mischief and that
girl her inattention. There is no more
profitable study than the study of hui
man extraordinarily as it is called.
1t is more than mind study; it is human
study. Teachers are beginning to study
the mind; let them enlarge this study
and include all there is in boy or a
girl. We teach whole children-not
minds only. Stomachs affect brains,
the skin affects stomachs and clothing
affects the skin. Here is cause and
effect. Go back little further and
study street influence, home and
society influences and it will be found
that the teacher is far from being re-
sponsible for all the badness there is
in this world, neither is she to DO
credited with all the goodness in it.
Schools are doing excellently if they
do little good. Some schools would
do better if they did no harm. School
Journal.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-07-13
TAXES IN CUBA.

Peculiar Methods Adopted to Increase tho
Revenues OF the Island.
Cuban taxation is reduced to SCI
ence. The authorities would tax the
air here if they could get any adequate
means by which to regulate it They
do tax every thing else. The steamer
Mascotte, which carries the mail to the
United States, has to pay a tax Of $500
every time it enters the harbor at
Havana. Travellers are taxed 81 apiece
upon their passports, and this hotel in
which write this letter, after paying
number Of hundred dollars for the
privilege of doing business, is taxed
five cents for each name on its register,
and it has to put revenue stamp of
that amount opposite each name. This
is new tax. and the landlord of the
hotel did not at first observe it. The
omission was discovered and he was
fined $500.
The cab-drivers pay heavy tax.
and the boatmen who land passengers
in the harbor have to pay license.
Small retail stores pay three hundred
dollars year, and as their business
increases they pay more. Each trades
man is taxed SO much for every letter
on his sign, and the clerks must pay
two and half per cent. Of their quar-
terly salaries. The thousand miles Of
railway in Havana are taxed ten per
cent Of all freight and passenger
money they receive, and every citizen
Of Havana has to pay five dollars .
year for q document Of Identification
or passport for home use
! These are but a few items Of taxa
ton of which have heard. Is 1t any
wonder that the native Cubans hate
Spain and that the prices Of every
thing are extremely highp-H apand
Letter.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-07-13
ENGLISH WAR VESSELS.
Powerful New Cruisers to BE Built for
the British Navy.

Powerful New Cruisers to Be Built for
the British Navy.
'The British Admiralty" remarked
British naval officer now on visit
to this country the other day, "are do
ing all in their power to bring the navy
up to its old position. They have or
dered several big vessels to be built
and are carefully experimenting the
building of those already on hand. A
new torpedo boat has just been
launched at Davenport dock-yard. She
is the Raccoon, one of the Archer class
of torpedo cruisers, of which several
have already been built. The launch
was witnessed by 5000 persons, includ-
ing Admiral Augustus Phillimore, ma
val Commander-in-chief. The Raccoon
is to be brought forward for COM
mission with all dispatch. Her
keel was laid down in February,
1886. She is 225 feet long, and
has a displacement of 1000 tons. She
is built entirely of steel, but is 1000
horse power in excess of either the
Archer, Brisk, Cossaok, Mohawk, Tar
tar or Porpoise, all vessels of the same
class. Her boilers are four in number,
and are placed in the ship in pairs.
each pair being in separate water
tight compartment so also is each set
of engines, the object being to mini
mise the loss of propelling power in
the event of either or any of the COM
partments becoming filled with water.
"The Raccoon is expected to attain a
high rate of speed, as, with the ordi-
nary draught it is believed she will
develop at least 2,500-horse power,
while with the forced draught, and the
engines working about $50 revolutions
a minute the horse power will proba-
bly, be not less than 4, 500. Her arma-
ment will be of very formida-
BILE character, consisting of six
6-inch breech-loading guns mount
ed ON Vavasseur central pivot
carriages, eight 3-pounder quick firing
guns, two Nordenfeldts, and one
7-pounder. There are also five torpedo
tubes for firing 12-inoh Whitehead tor
pedoes-one placed in the bow of the
vessel, one on each side forward and
one on each side aft. These tubes are
fitted to the vessels side by ball and
socket joints, an arrangement which
enables the torpedoes to be fired il a
direct line with the keel. The vestels
of this class will, when ready for sea,
be amongst the most formidable in the
navy, and it is anticipated that they
will accomplish speed OF twenty
knots an hour. The total cost of the
Raccoon, when fitted, armed and ready
for sea, will be $50O.0OO. IN 7. Mail
and Express.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-07-13
time he became master of traasporta-
ton of the entire road.

ton of the entire road.
Nothing worries conductor more
than to be behind time. but next to
this cause of misery comes the tramp
Following this on the category of
conductors trials is the scalped ticket.
The hummer who sticks his head out
of the car window with his hat so nice
ly adjusted that 1t will fall off when
the conductor slaps him on the Shout
der, and who then complains of the
loss of his ticket, which he claims to
have carried in his hat, is still met
with occasionally, but he deceives not
the man with the punch, who is as
likely to put him off then and there as
he is to carry him to the next station.
Air-brakes have tended to retard the
progress of the modern brakeman, but
he is still a useful institution. No one
would know when the train had ar
rived at Port Costa if he did not emit
the Observation-Disclosures cry of "Pors tai"
or at Benicia if he did not enlight.
en- the passengers by exclaiming
"B'nishr'
Porters on Pullman cars rarely be-
come railway presidents, but that is
not the fault of the company employ.
ing them, for its reward to the faithful
employe is better than money, consist
ing largely in the "tone'' given to a
man who spends all his time in pal.
ace coach. At the end of each month
the porter does not, as usual thing,
owe the Pullman company more for
board and clothing than he can bor-
row of his rich relations, but cases
where the contrary was the rule have
been reported. A nice system Of fines,
bookings, and returns for 'favors ex-
tended,"- often relieves the porter of
the trouble of drawing any salary, but
he enjoys good society and gets
plenty of air and exercise, being COM
peeled, under recent rule of the COM
pany, to stand on the platform of the
car whenever stop is made, either by
night or day. On forty Ell ht-hour
run this sort Of exercise gets rather
monotonous, to be sure, but the reward
comes in the full enjoyment of the con-
seriousness by the porter that he may
say with the Pinkerton men: 1--WE
never Sleep"
Of the baggage-smashers, shotgun
messengers. mail-clerks and peanut
butchers, who enjoy the pleasant life
of motion on the rail, little need be
said. They fill their places so quietly
as to attract little attention from the
public, and it would hardly be fair to
make known the ease and luxury Of
their positions at the very time when
they are representing them to be full
of hum-drum cares in the hope of dis
suading outsiders from applying for
their situations and securing their
sumptuous salaries, pocket-filling per-
quisites and ready-cash rewards. 1t
is enough to say that these fat-pursed
employees are all living in the hope
that they may not die, as their demise
would result in the disclosure through
their wills of the real value of their
vast estates. Why none of them ever
retire from train life until they are
thrown through car roof or scattered
along the track in-small bits by an OK
plosion will, therefore, continue to re-
main a mystery.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-07-13
A new comnosition Of hu;ld;,

"A new composition Of building
material for architectural purposes
consists of glue, water. boiled linseed
oil and the muriatic and sui
phuric acids, to be used with calcined
sulpeate of lime and calcined car donate
OF lime, the compounding and use to
be in specially prescribed way
Boston Budaek
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-15
A METROPOLITAN VERDICT.
Chicago Inter Ocean on the Bos-
ton ideals.

Despite the embarrassment of troubled
times in this city the Boston Ideals very
satisfactorily concluded the first week
of their engagement at the Grand opera
house. Time has mell0wing effect in
operate prod and is an absolute
necessity for the attainment of ideal
strength of ensemble; fact that should
be very important consideration when
an organization has so many new en-
listments as this one. The ranks of the
Ideals have been recruited with singers
who have triple strength in youth, in
musical merit, and in ambition,
and with judicioHs direction there
are splendid possibilities. some
of which have thus early won
ready recognition and high commenda-
ton. Mile. Zelie de LuSsan leads the
van as the most brilliant and youthful
dramatic soprano before the public:
Miss Ida Klein, light soprano. late of
the Metropolitan opera company, is an
other candidate for leading roles. w.
IL. Clark, of this city, is recognized as
one of the sterling baSsoS of America,
displays versatility in a variety of roles.
J. {. MyrOn, baSSO of great power,
who has wOrthiiy won advancement
from the rank of the ellerus, melSts the
call. George Appleby is a tenor well
known in this city and capable of suS-
tanning roles III a large repertoire.
Frank Baxter, the youthful tenSr,
is one of the true lyric type,
and one of the most pleasing
that have been heard here for
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-15

solution of arsenic, but poisoning is at
tended with some danger, and should be
attempted only by official sparrow kill
ers. Large numbers may be destroyed
and increase prevented by the systematic
destruction of their nests, eggs and
young. By the aid of an iron rod and
hook, set in the end of a long pole, most
of their nests can be reached and
brought down. This method promises
most satisfactory results. They may be
easily driven from their roosting places
by disturbing them on several success
sive nights. A very efficacious method
is to throw water upon them when at
rOOst. In cities where hose-pipe is
available the process is simple and GER
tain. They may be kept out of ofna-
mental vines in the same manner, par
ticularly in the breeding season, when
a thorough soaking not only discOncertS
the old birds and kills their young, but
at the same time does much good by
wetting the vines and washing out their
filth.
AS AN ARTICLE OF FOOD.
In this connection it should not be
forgotten that the English sparrow is
an excellent article of feed, equaling
many of the smaller game birds.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-15
Chamber of Commerce.

At the meeting of the chamber Of
commerce yesterday morning commu-
nication from the chamber of commerce
of the state of New York, on the sub
ject of commercial Union with Can
ada" was referred to the committee on
mercantile affairs. The committee on
streets, roads and parks reported adj
versely to the resolution of Capt. Ber-
key offered at the last meeting, asking
the council to place no more lights on
the streets of st. Paul during the pres
ent year, and the report was about to be
accepted when Capt. Berkey objected
very stoutly to the chamber disposing of
the resolution in that manner. He
claimed that the lighting of the city
would cost s125,0O0, which was out of all
proportion to other expenses. MeSsrS
Cochran, Merrill, Bryant and others en-
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-15
"WHACK UP"
That is What the Columbia Snow
Shoe Club Says TO Delinquent
NamhapS

That is What the Columbia Snow
Shoe Club Says to Delinquent
Members.
The Columbia Snow Shoe club held
its annual meeting IN the municipal
court room last evening. All expressed
themselves as highly gratified with the
success of the club during its initial
year. The following officers were
elected for the coming year: President,
DR.. G. E. Bean; vice president, Judge
III W Corey; second vice president, John
w. Willis; secretary, IL. r. p, Hamil
ton: treasurer, Alex Barclay; captain,
Charles A. Clark. Executive committee,
H. w. Osborn, chairman; DR.. J. W.
Chamberlain, c. II. FauntlerOy, Walter
HoIcomb and W. II. Merrick. -
DR.. Bean took the chair as the new
president of the club, and briefly out
lined the policy of the club for the com
ing winter. He said he wished to make
it the largest club, without a rival, and
one that without which no carnival
would be a success. A handsome pic
ture was received from the Montreal
club, accompanied by letter of regret
that the Columbia has been unable to
accept their hospitality last winter.
Some few changes were advised in the
amendment. principally that no expense
shall be incurred without a writ of
authority from the executive committee.
The secretary was also Instructed to
notify delinquent members TO ''Whack
-
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-15
WEBER SKIPPED.

A Northern Pacific Express Mes
senger Gets Away With the Com
- pany's Money.
''The article published in the Dis
Patch yesterday in regard to the alb
.seonding of messenger of the Northern
Pacific Express company was grossly
Exaggerated and is incorrect in the
more important particulars" said w.
J. Fortune, the general superintendent
to GLOBE reporter yesterday. "The
amount stolen is not nearly as much as
stated, and we have an accurate account
of all the money missing. The man had
never been short in his accounts in any
way and did not appear to be at all
EAST or untrustwOrthy. In the event
that we fail to apprehend him and Sc
cure any of the money, the company S
loss will not exceed 1925"
The name of the abscOnding mesSen-
ger is John II. Weber, and he has been
wanting for about week. Weber
has made his home in st. Paul for the
last year, and is well known i'll railroad
circles. He ran between this city and
Fargo. He reported at the office on
Tuesday, a week ago, and handed in his
statements. He then disappeared and
has not been heard of since.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-15
sATTERLEE DIsGUsTED.
He Don't Like the Way St. Paul
F, FL Citizens Turn Out to Hear Him.

,,aa zone can always tell by the size of
/ the audience which turns out to tenn
.perance meeting in any city whether
chat city be for temperance or for
whisky" said Rev. w. w. Satterlee
( In the course of an address de-
hvered before a sO-called prohibit
tiOn county convention held in the
hall of the relief society on East Ninth
street last evening. Not more than
thirty-five people were present. and the
reverend temperance agitatOr felt and
showed considerable irritation in re-
marks like the following: Il have
spoken to empty benches in early days
all over this state, and st. Paul is the
only place where the benches seem to
grow emptier with their increasing
age"
The meeting was called to order by G..
n. Woodward, who was then elected
temporary chairman. A permanent Or
ganiZation was effected by the election
of Mr.. Wells and U. 3. Smith as presi-
dent and secretary respectively. Rev.
Mr.. SatterIee then addressed the meet
ing at length on the Importance of the
work and the necessity of great state
convention. The following gentlemen
were elected delegates to the state
convention be held in Minneapolis,
Nov. %: j. H. Hillen, W. a. McMan-
igal, G. Suydam, c. n. Woodward, W.
b. Ladd, L. NJ. Mcclure, G. f. Wells
and Rev. Robert Forbes.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-15
Additional st. Paul News OH
the Fifth Page.
PERSONALS.

Mr.. and Mrs. Dudley II. Hersey, of Arville,
OAK, are at the Ryan.
Hon. H. B. Strait, of Shakopee, spent yes
terday in st. Paul. and was among the guests
at the Merchants.
Mayor j. B. Sutphin. of Duluth, paid a
flying visit to st. Paul yesterday and was reg
iStered at the Merchants.
j. P West, of Faribault the newly-appoint-
ed commissioner of labor statistics, was in
his Office at the capitol yesterday.
Supt Kiehle has gone to st. Cloud, where
he will attend the institute today and the
meeting of the directors OF the Normal school
tomorrow.
Prison Inspectors J. j. Norrish and Edwin
Dunn were III the city yesterday, EN- route for
saltwater, where a meeting will be held
to-day at tue penitentiary.
w. A. Pinkerton chief of the Chicago de
tecnve agency, registered at the Ryan yester-
day, having returned from Duluth, whittier
he conducted Bank Robber Bickle.
Pennock Pussy, the first insurance com
missioner of Minnesota, called at the capitol
Yesterday. For the last few years MI. Pussy
has been resident of the Quaker City.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-15
GLOBULES.

The regular meeting of the city council
will be held tonight.
, Six births, three deaths and two marriages
were reported at the health office yesterday.
Rev. r. A. Torrey, of Minneapolis, will adj
dress the meeting at the Y. NJ. e. A. rooms
These meetings are free to all young men.
The following contagious diseases were re-
ported at the health Office yesterday: Diph-
iberia, at 3S7 Eifelt and 667 Mississippi
street; scarlet fever, at 110l Ross and IN
Igehart street.
Since the Oakland avenue track has been
put in running order, the Lafayette avenue
cars have been changed so as to run up Oak
land avenue. They will not run out Payne
avenue until the Edgerton avenue fill and
sewer is completed. The Dayton's bluff
street cars commenced to run out West Sew
enth street Sunday The cars are now run
nIng from Post Siding to the West Seventh
street terminus.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-15
THE ENGLISH SPARROW.

Report to the Chamber Of Com
merce, Recommending His Utter
Destruction.
ID. ID. Merrill. chairman of the COM
mittee on streets, roads and parks, sub
mitted report on the English sparrow,
which is full of interest. The informa-
ton contained in the report was gath
cred from the archaeological branch of
the department of agriculture, at Wash
ingtOn city:
HARDY AND FECUND.
1.-The English sparrow is hardy, pro-
life and aggressive bird, possessed OF
mach intelligence and more than Ordi-
nary cunning. 1t was first brought to
this country. so far as authentic infor-
nation has reached the department., i'll
the fall of 1850. 1t is domestic and gre
garious in habit and takes advantage of
the protection afforded by proximity to
man, thus escaping nearly all of the
enemies which check the abundance of
our native birds. Moreover, for many
wears it was looked upon with favor and
both food and shelter were provided it.
Its fecundity is amazing. In the lati-
tude of New York and southwark it
matches, as a rule FIVE or six broOdS in a
season. with from four to six young in
brood. Assuming the average annual
product of a pair to be twenty-four
young. of which half are females and
half males. and assuming further. for
the sake of computation, that all live
together with their offspring, it Will be
seen that in ten years the progeny of a
single pair would be 30. 7f6, 9S3, 69S. The
method by which the sparr0ws spread
without the aid of man is peculiar They
first invade the large cities, then the
smaller cities and towns, then the vii
lagos and hamletS, and finally the pop
ulOus farming districts. In the year
1856 the English sparrow was found
to have established itself in
thirty-five states and five territories.
In the United States the total area oc-
cHpied at the close of the year 1886 is
$50. 900 square miles; in Canada it is not
quite las, 1900 square miles: in all 1.033.-
600 square miles. Some idea of the
alarming fapadity with which it is at
the present moment multiplying and ex-
tending its range may be had from the
fact that the United States alone it has
spread during the past fifteen years at
the average rate of $1,000 square miles
per year, and in the United States and
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-15
HE DIDN'T GET 1T.
Fayette Marsh Fails TO Get a Writ
of Error in the Burner Requisi-

Fayette Marsh Fails TO Get a Writ
of Error in the Burner Requisi-
ton Case.
Fayette Marsh turned up at the CAPT
toll yesterday morning ''loaded for bear. "
He argued the motion asking for writ
of error in the Hattie Burner requiSition
case, Attorney General Clapp appearing
for the state. After hearing the argu-
ments. Chief Justice Gilfillan denied the
motion and granted stay of proceed
ings in the case for ten days from the
1Ith. Nothing daunted by his ill sue
cess, Mr.. Marsh, with.his characteristic
energy, set about preparing the papers
necessary to bring the case before the
supreme court of the United States, and
this morning there will be two type
writer's copying the necessary doeu-
ments in the office of the clerk of the
supreme court. These papers will be
sent on to Washington at 5 o'clock this
afternoon
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-15
An Estimate Allowed.

The court house commission con
cluded to allow partial final estimate,
amounting to s43, 29S. 40, for Contractor
Matt Breen, at yesterdays meeting.
Mr.. Breen was also allowed final eSti-
mate amounting to $500 on the basement
job. The joint commission will hold a
meeting this evening and the contract
of the Edison Electric Light company
for putting electric wires in the new
court house is to be confirmed. Another
meeting will be held by the court house
commission Saturday.